Finally a Forklift
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- A 15000lb capacity forklift showed up close to the house so I decided it would be good to have around. It is a Hyster RC-150 15000lb rated machine. Powered by a 320cid Flathead Hercules. It needs some love but appears in pretty good condition for a machine that is likely 50years old.
She's a real beauty, looks like it's had an easy life. I'm sure you will have it running like a Swiss watch.
What a structure, and built with steel that hasn't rusted, I don't know if it's the climate in Kentucky but in the east our brides are rusted to the point where they need significant maintenance. Thanks for showing something that I couldn't never gat to see in my lifetime, too old to visit. Greatly appreciated, as always good luck in your future endeavors.
Biggest thing that helps is it hasn't had salt poured all over it for the last 50 years like a road bridge. Our climate is super humid and with vast temperature swings we can make rust like nobodies business! I also have a personal belief that steel made using the open hearth technique versus basic oxygen is far more corrosion resistant.
I used to drive one of these at work back in the 80's and early 90's. It was a beat up old beast but started every time.
Be sure to check out my cummins repower videos on it. It’s a beast now!
Hi Brian, It may be old, but it will still be going in another 50 years.
They are incredibly useful. You just need a man cage for it and you could use it to erect the plywood wall sheeting.
Great add. If the Dodge won't start you can roll on up to town on the fork truck for a loaf of bread. Or, pull on up to the Dodge and lift either end. Dragging a floor jack on gravel is a pain.
George Jones rode his lawn mower to town so the precedent is already there.
Add a little Marvel Mystery OIl to the fuel and let it run. If it does nothing at least the fuel will smell nice. Likely motor was never updated for unleaded gas and the guides may be angry about that.
The truck tires are a nice option. If neighbor calls and has a few too many you can carry his truck home for him.... smile!
_Dan_
Excellent forklift Brian. Matt C.
That is brand spanking new compared to the old beat up junk I have had the pleasure to operate over the years
Gotta love those old Hyster stick shifts. BT6 with a stack! Rollin coal and movin iron.....now your talkin
That is an excellent addition. From what I can see it is in excellent condition for being 50 years old. Yeah, put grease in all the fittings, pull some new wire, service the motor and bolt on a replacement metal brace and Bob's your uncle. I would also replace all the filters and oil.
All the grease fittings took grease which is a good sign!!
Score! Man that thing is going to come in handy! You'll have that thing up and running good in a week. I would say you are correct, bet it's never had a valve adjustment. Stuff like that never gets done by the operators. As long as she moves they will use it.
That's supposedly a mechanics job anyway.
The point was that no one cares as long as it runs. Our lifts at work suffer from similar neglect. Mechanic almost never get informed of a issue until the equipment fails to start or move. People will run them into the ground from my experience.
Sounds like your outfit has a shoddy way of keeping track of stuff. Where I was and have been on several jobs you fill out a daily pre-shift report and if something is wrong it'll either be addressed to be done later or pulled off to be fixed then. And not everybody is a dud. I've been at it over 40 years and one of my main calling cards is I take care of stuff. So it's not always the operators fault. They get overruled a lot.
There are always good operators and bad operators.
yep depending on the outfit, sometimes they have one mechanic and all he does is chase what is broken 'caus they need it yesterday, there is no management for servicing or preventative anything, sure they could be run much better and cheaper if things are looked after, but sometimes the users also drive things to make them break if they can
Drove one of those back in the day, great machine especially with the high boom, if you look around you might be able to find longer forks which really come in handy at times, the best thing is the high sitting area & great visibility all around, should make putting up that high paneling pretty easy, just remember to work safe at all times and keep an eye out for all helpers ....
Wow Brian you are certainly a getting kind of guy. This will really help you with everything that lies ahead. Nice score
Hi Brian, I know you get lots of advise on working on your equipment. I thought
I would add something. I would recommend that if you can swing it, pull the plugs, check compression letting you know which cylinder is suspect, and if possible if you don't have a camera, see if you can borrow one, or rent one and look in the cylinders and inspect the valves. I have worked on several of these engines and they do burn valves. This would save you having to take the exhaust and intake off the second time, if needed. I do think you scored big with this piece of equipment. These things are built better and tougher than a tank.
40 years ago drove one like that 10 hrs day year in year out rain snow, you name it, & your machine looks like a dream compared to that one. Loaded 18 1/2 foot packs thru a 19 ft door way , last two pack you doubled stacked and you had 4" of lift to spare to set them on top. You had to hustle , Boss didn't want them kiln doors open any more time than necessary .
That short turn radius is sweet & ours was a 4 speed tranny n yes could jam up thru those gears , speed was needed.
Called it hustle on the hyster , kinda miss those days. Could load a semi in under 15 minutes or less, truck drivers loved me n their quick turn time. Brought back lots of memory's ... Most time accelerator was flat on the board. Boss loved my load times.
nice piece to have on hand ,,, It will be handy around the farm, and shop..
Brian is right about working in an industrial setting. I worked one place where they didn't care if I had to spend an hour adjusting a machine each time they turned on a particular machine, just as long as I didn't spend any money to fix it properly. I bought a $50 tube of pneumatic grease to lube the various pneumatic machines they had and they were not happy. I was spending far more of my time repacking and replacing pneumatic seals each and every week than the tube of pneumatic grease was worth.
Boy she is a big old girl, you will find it very handy, Im always on my 2.5ton Komatsu. Pallet racking is the go.
That thing is awesome, I love that vintage of machine!
Wow that thing is a beauty. It don't look like it was ever rode hard and put away wet.
I like it. Very cool old machine. I looks like it'd be easy to put a sheet of plexiglass on the top and make it an all weather machine
We had one of them back in the 80's. They were good machines
It seems pretty sturdy and very simple.
@@bcbloc02 Yeah at the time we had that and a B22 Caterpillar 20,000 pound machine. Everyone preferred using the Hyster it was a more productive machine when we had a lot of steel to load or unload.
I really don't remember needing much repair despite being a 25 year old machine at the time. All I remember is one time something on the ground flipping up and puncturing the oil pan and we had to weld it because we couldn't get a pan for the Hercules right away.
My grandfather loved that machine and a new or newer one was in no way out of his price range
That is one sexy forklift. It should really have a diesel engine that can blow some soot, but it´s plenty nice the way it already is.
This thing will pay for itself in no time! I have a 60's vintage, Case 580 CK forklift that I bought dirt cheap and have found dozens of uses for it. I wish mine was as big of a capacity as yours.......hell even half. Lol! Nice acquisition, especially for those of us who don't have a ton of helpers around. It's interesting how the cab moves with the mast. Pretty cool idea really.
You might want to dig a little deeper my friend. The 580 CK came as a tractor, loader, backhoe, and forklift. So no, I meant a 580 CK forklift. :-)
That is a REAL forklift.
Hey that's a good looking deal there. I wouldn't like the gas either not using it every day. I'm sure you can find some propane conversion goodies cheap simple as that ol beast is. Once you commit to take it apart for the valves the propane wouldn't really be a big deal. I've seen a couple forklifts like that get resold out of scrapyards and put back to use. Neither of them were really "wore" out. Just like yours, needed little tlc. One was converted to lp gas. Thanks for sharing.
There is no replacment for a Forklift , good score !
That’s awesome with off-road capacity, truck tyres and all that, looks in great shape for its age!
I scored a Komatsu 3.5T 3.5m lift fork for 15 cartons of beer, was a sweet ride! But I think you got me beat there!!
That is a good price!
This just reminds me, I need to get my forklift moved. I have it stored at a friends shop. If you keep the gasoline engine I’d recommend converting it to propane. Then you don’t have to worry about fuel going bad before you use the whole tank. These types of machines have a fairly large fuel tank so they could be run all day on a tank of fuel. But in my case I had a gasoline engine and my occasional use, the fuel would go bad or I’d only put a couple gallons in the tank and it would run out of fuel at the most inopportune times! I finally purchased the one I own now that is propane powered!
No shop is complete without “STUFF” and KY is one fine place to have it all!
Nice score Brian!
Regards, your fellow Kentuckian
Thanks!
What a great find Brian!! You will find more use for that machine than you can imagine.
That is probably the most serviceable forklift you could find. You can get that engine running just fine with a little work. The rest of it is really simple to maintain. Before you go to the trouble to adjust the valves do a compression test. It might simply be electrical system problems.
Workaholic, you nailed that one right on the head. I love those old beasts, simple.
The hardest thing I found was trying to get a backing plate for one of the brakes, I think in the end we got used, was a few years ago, can't remember the final outcome. Cobbled it together somehow.
Those old Hysters are amazing, take a licking and keep on ticking. that one is in really nice shape.
Tough machines.
Good score Brian.
Good find Brian , a proper machine that has no computer bits to go wrong and cost a fortune to mend or replace .It's built like a brick $h// outhouse and looks to be in reasonable condition apart from the gas engine, doesn't look to be a massive job to put a diesel unit in it . plenty of room for it and you have the machinery to manufacture the conversion parts when you get time.
Brian that's a handy piece of equipment you have there. I'd tune it up put some fresh gas in her and some marvel mystery oil in her ! She's going to be a vaulable piece of equipment for you.
Wow! 😳 Huge! No difficulty moving machines with this beast...👍🏻👍🏻
I got drafted into help load one just like that on a ramp trailer that was sold from an old talc mine in 01. It ran like a Swiss watch, flathead and all but had some kind of an oil clutch with a belt drive pump that wasn't hooked up and maybe some gauges for it. A guy was putting up a machine shop and snagged it just for the same purpose as you. I was trying to help shove it on the trailer with a trackhoe about half the size of the lift. We dood it though. Fine old machine and it'll work for you one way or another!
Congratulations on the forklift! Very handy item for the shop. I know you are a better mechanic than most of us, just a friendly suggestion, don't over look carburation or spark. This ethenol gas makes the best engines barely operable. Concentrated on those 2 and my Waukesha runs like a new Ferrari.
You should have access to lots of 404's. One from a 4620 with a Turbo and Innercooler, You wouldn't even need to turn it up. Keep it in the family :))
They are quite a bit longer than the little Cummins, it would be a challenge to shoe horn a Deere in there.
Superb piece of equipment built to last a lifetime under wartime conditions. A new one of similar capabilities surely will cost a fortune. Congratulations.
That is a great addition to your shop. I’m sure you will have that engine purring in no time. Chris
My God I hadn't realized how big it was until you got in the driver's seat. It's an absolute behemoth
Nice forklift. I believe the engine might be a JXD-5 which was shared with WW2 Studebaker US-6 2 1/2 ton trucks and White Scout cars. A little persistence should produce some parts. They are an excellent 7 main bearing engine known for reliability even in very cold weather.
It was destined for your shop the day it rolled off the assembly line. Great score.
Very nice forklift.
It is a lot nicer now since the repower!
Hi Brian, A most versatile tool although it won't drill holes in metal! A real workhorse. Regards.
Great addition. The trucking company I worked for just out of high school had one the same except for the side-shift. The oval hole in the rear cast piece at the bottom had a provision for a tow pin. We used to use ours to move dead vehicles in and out of the the shop and yard. Yeah, the flathead valves can be a bitch to access but don't need to be done often. Just FYI the 6bt might be a little long but a turbo 4bt will be an easy fix and should be more than happy to provide enough power to move anything you need it too.
Nice looking machine.
Big Shyster! That is a good forklift Brian. You done well.
That barn is getting smaller!
Another great lifting assistant, 2 shipping containers spaced apart and 2 high with a roof over top will make a shelter and storage area for Hyster RC- 150
Good addition to the shop Brian!
That old beauty will really come in handy.
Forklift is Da Bomb. It's in REALLY nice shape! You'll wonder how you got along without it.
Nice find.
Good deal . Happy lifting
Man that sure is a heck of a score there Brian , good deal sir! 👍 hope it gives you many years of service and good luck on gettin your business up and running!!🙂👍
Interesting design on the tilt, nice acquisition. Good on you. Thanks for the video.
Nice lift truck.
Nice lift Brian! Having a lift I, can say it will make your life so much easier! Help you get things done a little more rapidly.
It’s a Beauty
Brian, Never one to go small, everything you purchase is over sized. Lol
Someone once said you don’t really have a business until you need a forklift. Time to load up the barn shop mezzanine now!
She's a Beaut!!!! Nice Haul... soon you'll be able to move the big bins full of chips :)
Great shape
Brian, It should also come in handy for your exterior painting of the shop & any other high up work on the upper portion of the shop as well, being it's off road capable. You'll have to find yourself an operator ;) to run you up & down while you stand on a pallet doing the painting, etc though. Nice find ! Always better to go the overkill route, rather than the other way & be sorry later.
I'll be interested to see how your luck goes to rectum-fy the power train situation. Maybe you could remove that tilt cylinder & set it aside or gain access with the tire & wheel removed to gain access to the valve / tappets ? That way you wouldn't have to go through the trouble of manifold removal & gasket locating, etc. Just a thought. Thanks for the update & preview of your latest vintage acquisition !
Distributor cap and rotor and perhaps spark plug wires first. If you decide to bolt in a patch on the boom . Scrounge up some split taper wedge cones so your bolts will be in compression not shear on the mast repair.
It's ashame you are way across the country. I have portable valve seat grinding kits. Both kwik way and sioux
Nice piece Brian. I found out why the fan belt on my backhoe never got changed, not that easy.
Seen one today while riding around in Abingdon Virginia.
Looks like a great addition for the shop.
interesting design. I love those cast fenders.
Nice truck Brian. No problem for you to fab' some extension forks our of 1/2" wall box section. At a factory I worked at they used a 16 Ton Hyster with 10' extension forks to load grain silos on trucks. They also had a crane boom that they could swop for the forks when needed. It was a monster. I can see you getting a lot of use out of it. regards from the UK
Howdy Mr. Brian !!! That is a nice lift you have !! The last company I worked for had one almost exactly like it. It had a V6 Detroit engine and the forks were 7 feet long . It was not as clean as yours . MSHA stayed on us all the time about oil leaks! You know how those V6 53 were ! What they didn't leak they sent out the puke tubes ! With a straight pipe that Detroit would sound off. Be safe my friend and God bless you !!! And God bless America !!!!! Eddy
I am kinda glad I don't have to listen to a jimmy in it. lol
someone once said of the 53/71 series engines - drive one all day, sleep with it all night - from the ringing in the ears
Brian, that’s got LPG conversion written all over it......
Good deal Brian! It'll prove itself many times over even if you wind up rebuilding it.
getter done Brian
Working on it Scott!
Looks just like the ones we had out in the manufacturing yard of a plant I worked at back in the summer of 1986.
Very useful looking tool. Not seen tilt mechanism quite like that before, interesting!! As usual, nothing lightweight about it.
Looks awesome. I always wanted the smallest yard forklift they make. Which would be perfect for me.
That's a beast, their be a few people wish they had one, good for you, I am sure it will come in handy
Brian, great deal on the FL. Pour some fuel stabilizer into the tank and have a look at the spark plug wires/Distributor cap too.
Best of luck!
Eric
Love the bad operator proof cast fenders.
yep i had no idea they were cast, i did wonder why they had no dents, then realise , they just destroy what they hit!
That there is the "Cat's Pajama's"!!! Sweet!!!!!!
Brian I think you may have bought a diamond in the ruff. I love that thing. I wish i would have had it when I was salvaging cars. Looks like it has new tires on the front. Thanks for sharing with us.
The ROPS moving to tilt the mast was different. You made a great buy. Everything today is controlled by cheap electronics.
Great looking piece of equipment.
That would have been handy for the bridge crane and barn build.
Transistor ignition first step ,wires n plugs !
Nice find, looks like everything is dry! That’ll be handy!
With a carb change & timing adjustment, you could switch it over to LP Gas. Hercules & Continental both great for these applications! Personally, Perkins suck & Minneapolis Moline parts are too hard to find. Now a John Deere engine might've suited you better, but I believe you will come to appreciate that Hercules!
Love the casual 6bt swap comment lol.
You're getting soft in your old age. ☺
Nice acquisition.
It is my opinion any forklift on the site is a good thing whether it's an old one or not I like the older ones anyway
Nice score Brian, can't wait to see it rollin coal ;-)
That machine is really nice! Should work well
Wow, You sure do like your heavy iron!
Our local lumber yard has almost the exact same forklift Brian. Still going strong.
Ooooooh. 6BT in that beast would be awesome!!!!
If you ever watch Cold War Motors, you eill see a huge fork truck lifting and loading cars at the old car yard. It has longer forks, of course. It would be ideal for lifting a vehicle onto jack stands.
That is awesome!! Good find!
I have a forklift based on a WW2 weapons carrier its an odd rig.
Are you sure 15000 lbs is enough for you machines ! ?
I helped a friend do a valve job on an old lift like that they were not adjustable . we took it apart I brought some stones and cut the seats. Took the valves back to the shop and ground them. went back to the fork lift and Dropped the valves back in checked the clearance. And marked them all took them to the shop and tipped every one the right amount . Brought them back and put the engine back together it ran great. Hope that's the problem could be a flat cam.
To run properly on unleaded fuel without additives, that engine would need to have been fitted with stainless steel inlet valves and stainless steel valve seat inserts as many other older vehicles were modified in this way. Normally just the cylinder head has to be removed for this operation to be performed. However this is a sidevalve engine so it is the engine block that has to be machined. Stainless steel inlet valves may well have been fitted, but it is unlikely that the valve seats were fitted with inserts. If so the seats may have been refaced several times and are now so thin that they cannot be repaired again. Brian, you could fix this but too much time, effort and money would be involved. I would not want to run that engine as it is without fuel additives.
We have a big old hyster at work and the thing won't die.
Love the old iron!